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thanks, im cooking popcorn now:mmph:
runnoft, OO doesn't caramelize when heated?N8 Here is all you need to know. At the upper end grocery stores they sell coconut oil. It is what popcorn was popped in at the theaters years ago. It is a hard white solid at room temp and it will not caramelize like olive oil when heated. Put about 80% of the coconut oil you need for popping in the pan and the other 20% make up with bacon drippings. It won't taste like bacon and the coconut oil is very taste neutral. Pop and drizzle melted real butter and sprinkle salt on it and the party is over.
Tried some Yardbird the other night. Not bad, but I didn't like the sweet. I am old school. I like real butter and salt, that's all. Now I gotta make some, it's like a Jedi Mind Trick! Fark!
from the karo syrup website, one of my favorites..
Classic Caramel Corn
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4 quarts
Mazola Pure® Cooking Spray
4 quarts popped popcorn
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup Karo® Light OR Dark Corn Syrup
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter OR margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
Spray a large shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Add popcorn and place in preheated 250°F oven while preparing caramel.
Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat.
Boil 5 minutes WITHOUT STIRRING. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla.
Pour syrup mixture over warm popcorn, stirring to coat evenly.
Bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and spread on foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
Cool; break apart. Store in tightly covered container
Well I use a Whirley popcorn maker on and electric burner. It is an aluminum pot with a top flip up lid. It also has a wooden crank that you turn and it has a small wire inside the pot.
I use peanut oil and white kernel popcorn.
I then add a bit of salt and some melted butter to the mix and eat.
Seems that left over buttered popcorn tastes much better then next day.
No special additions for us. I always considered a slight dusting of cayanne pepper but have not tried it.
This was the firehouse recipe that we used forever at work as well as what my kids loved at home........Simple but danged good my kids told me.
Popcorn cooked in bacon fat in a cast iron skillet on a kettle earned me a zero. The joke was on everyone that didn't vote for me, it was awesome.Good thread! I love popcorn.I have never made it from scratch. I love movie theater buttered popcorn. I have to believe that popcorn popped in bacon grease is awesome, even if it can kill me.
I'm not much into sweet popcorn. Small amounts are okay.
I need to follow this thread. Thanks N8.
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Pop it stovetop with some oil then sprinkle heavily with Tabasco (original) and a pinch of kosher salt. Makes it even better that the wife and kids won't steal it from me!
Gosh. My pooper is a brown paper sack. Just dump and I'm done. A good dose of Superlax is great too.
ID give Toast a "run" for his money.
Myself, I usually only eat popcorn when I am at work on weekends so it is microwave bags that I sprinkle season salt on.